Deborah Colker
Deborah Colker | |
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Born | 1960 (age 63–64) |
Occupation(s) | Theater director, writer, choreographer, dancer |
Deborah Colker (born 1960
Career
Colker began working as a movement director in 1984. She was involved in more 30 plays, working with Brazil's prominent director and actors.[1] She founded her dance company, the Companhia de Dança Deborah Colker, in 1993.[2] One of her early works was Velox, which explored movement and space and integrated movements from ordinary life.[2] It focused on fusing street, classical, and contemporary dances that do not only include dancers as performers, but also actors and fashion models.[3] One of the notable performances in the company's repertoire was Mix, which featured a collection of movements that investigate the physics of motion on a vertical stage.[4] This choreography won for Colker the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance in 2001.[5]
In 2009, she wrote, directed and choreographed the Cirque du Soleil production, Ovo.[6] Her works include 4 por 4 ("4 x 4"), which involved a quartet of dances that also featured high-class circus choreography.[7] This performance explored concepts such as containment, delicacy, limitation, daring, and transparency.[8]
Colker was responsible for the more than 6,000 volunteers who danced in the Rio Olympics opening ceremony.[9] She combined Velox and Rota performances, which were part of the repertoire of her dance company.[3]
Awards
- 2001 : Laurence Olivier
- 2018 : Prix Benois de la Danse
References
- ^ "Deborah Colker | Kennedy Center". www.kennedy-center.org. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ a b "Deborah Colker". Edinburgh International Culture Summit. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ a b "Deborah Colker: The Olympian Choreographer of Brazil | Icons". www.danceicons.org. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ "Deborah Colker Dance Company". www.israel-opera.co.il. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ "Olivier Awards with MasterCard – Official Site". Archived from the original on June 11, 2010. Retrieved June 12, 2008.
- ^ David Ng (January 21, 2012). "Theater review: 'Ovo' by Cirque du Soleil at Santa Monica Pier". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Companhia De Danca Deborah Colker". The New Yorker. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ "4 por 4 | Companhia de Dança Deborah Colker". Cia Deborah Colker (in Portuguese). Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ "Opening ceremony choreographer promises masterpiece of dance and passion". Archived from the original on August 7, 2016.
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